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I think it was Tony who asked to see what our chimney was like. My wife is the one who usually checks but today I took the cap off the tee and took a picture up the chimney. Here is what I found:

By my feelings, it is time to clean. Sure, we could get by longer but not gain anything. So I think maybe tomorrow I'll run a brush up there. Notice there is not black creosote and we like that as that brown stuff is simple soot and a bit of fly ash.

For those who don't know, the horizontal section comes out the rear of the stove into about a 2' run. That has a bit over 1/2" rise per foot of horizonal into the tee. Then it is up about 12'. Short? Yes, by all accounts it should now work but it does.

We put the new chimney up in 2007 when we installed the Fireview. We did clean the chimney after the 2009 burning season (about a cup of soot) so what you see is 3 more burning seasons with no cleaning.

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Dennis,
The results from your burning high quality fuel in a high quality stove speaks for itself. I hope to get similar results with my new installation, but I am sure that there is a learning curve with every stove and install. Having only made the first payment on the Fireview, I still have plenty of time to read, listen and learn while my stacks age.
Take care,
Tim

Fireview up and running at last
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I think someone neglected to teach your stove about the principles of thermodynamics. No stove run as often as yours should have a chimney that looks like that especially with only a 12 foot rise! Absolutely amazing - it HAS to be that Dennis wood! but only a 12 foot rise??? Totally amazing!

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Thats great, You can tell by the pic not a trace of creosote. What stack temp do ya average with that Fire View cat? I know your wood is A-1 seasoned !

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Earlier today I looked and with stove top at 550 the flue was 320. That's about where it will run in winter months. We do get the flue a bit higher on reloads before engaging the cat and turning the draft down but the flue temp comes down quite fast.

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Dennis,
The results from your burning high quality fuel in a high quality stove speaks for itself. I hope to get similar results with my new installation, but I am sure that there is a learning curve with every stove and install. Having only made the first payment on the Fireview, I still have plenty of time to read, listen and learn while my stacks age.
Take care,
Tim

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Tim, you are absolutely correct that there is a learning curve with this stove as there is for others. The really good news is that the learning curve is very short and you have folks here willing to help you get over that curve quickly.

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I think someone neglected to teach your stove about the principles of thermodynamics. No stove run as often as yours should have a chimney that looks like that especially with only a 12 foot rise! Absolutely amazing - it HAS to be that Dennis wood! but only a 12 foot rise??? Totally amazing!

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Thanks Tony and don't forget that pictures is after 3 full years of burning. For the benefit of those who are not aware, we heat 100% with the Fireview. Also, we had cleaned the chimney after 2 winters of burning only to get about a cup of soot from the cleaning. We do get some fly ash on the cat which we brush off with an old paint brush and also when we remove the cap on the tee a little bit of ash will fall down. But the really nice part is there is not black creosote! A testament to both the stove and the fuel.

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Actually I haven't burned any Oak yet in the Fireview. So far its been Black Locust, Cherry, Ash, and one or two of the Maple varieties. The oak will be ready this year and I am really looking forward to it. I burned a few pieces last spring so I know its ready now.